Whether you are a patient or visitor at Sunrise Hospital, we want your experience with us to be as pleasant as possible. We have provided helpful information to help you during your stay or while visiting a patient in the hospital.

Cochlear implant
—a surgically implanted electronic device that helps provide sound to a person with severe sensorineural hearing loss. Although the devices do not completely restore hearing, improvements in implant technology continue to be made.

Learning sign language or lip reading to improve communication skills

Prevention

To help prevent deafness, avoid loud noise. In cases when loud noise cannot be avoided, you can reduce exposure to loud noises by wearing ear protection. Also, taking steps to reduce injuries or disease may prevent certain types of deafness.

There is currently no effective way to prevent congenital or genetic deafness.
Hearing screening for newborns can help ensure that hearing loss in young babies is detected and treated at the earliest possible stage.

RESOURCES

American Academy of Audiology
http://www.audiology.org

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov

Hearing, ear infections, and deafness. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders website. Available at:
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/Pages/Default.aspx. Accessed September 17, 2014.

Revision Information

This content is reviewed regularly and is updated when new and relevant evidence is made available. This information is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with questions regarding a medical condition.